Community Roundup is a monthly roundup of some of the notable articles and user activity in the last month.   Welcome to our monthly "What You May Have Missed" roundup! In this post, I’ll highlight some of the top articles and posts that you might have missed on the Constant Contact Community in the last month. Whether you're a small business owner, nonprofit professional, or marketing enthusiast, we've got valuable insights and discussions to share. So, let's dive in and catch up on the latest happenings!   Latest Articles:   March Holidays and Newsletter Ideas - 2024: It’s not too late to get inspired by March holidays! Customer Spotlight: House of Guitars: Unleash your inner rockstar at House of Guitars in Rochester, NY—a rock 'n' roll museum like no other. They sell guitars, host live performances, offer lessons, and have their own record label. With Constant Contact, they reach fans through email, social media, and more. Be a Marketer, Ep. 47 - Coping with ADHD as an Entrepreneur with Dave Delaney: Dave Delaney, a keynote speaker, author, and business owner, shares his journey of discovering his ADHD diagnosis as an adult and how it's impacted his entrepreneurial journey and strategies. Leap of Kindness Day is almost here! 2/29/24: Actually, the event was today! But it was a big deal for February, so we’re mentioning it! Learn more about the event and talk with other people in our Nonprofit Group and get jazzed for the next event four years from now!   Recently accepted solutions:   Deleting Old Contact Lists, Campaign Engagement History, and Campaign Stats: MVEA2016 had some questions about how editing and removing contacts affected their reporting and the short answer is that it won’t! contact list privacy: It’s not always obvious, but 100% when you send an email from Constant Contact, the recipient won’t see the email addresses of every other recipient! Event Registration: JeanS513 shared that some prospective registrants were having trouble and wasn’t sure how to direct them and William_A gave them a great place to start!   Constant Tips:   Introducing Template Feedback, Your Space for Inspiration!: If you’ve been around the community before, you might remember Critique My Campaign? It’s back, yeah! Share the template you’re working on and get feedback from your peers! Check out all our webinars!: Webinars, webinars everywhere! I bet we have one that’s just right for you, so check ‘em out! Don't be shy to share your ideas!: We love hearing from our customers! Visit our Ideas board and let us know what cutting edge considerations you’ve thought of for Constant Contact and we’ll get it in front of our developers! What can I include in an SMS text message?: SMS text message marketing is BIG and you should get in on it. Before you do, there’s a lot of stuff to keep top of mind when you’re creating your SMS marketing plan!   Ideas: You share ideas and we let our developers know!   [Events 2.0] Ability to update payment status manually:  I always love to share good news and I’m happy to report that the ability to manually update the payment status of an event registrant is coming next month!   I hope you found these articles and posts informative and valuable! Check back next month for more great Community shenanigans! Stay tuned for exciting updates, discussions, and valuable insights. Happy reading and happy marketing! ... View more

Dave Delaney, a keynote speaker, author, and business owner, shares his journey of discovering his ADHD diagnosis as an adult and how it's impacted his entrepreneurial journey and strategies.   Dave discusses the challenges he faced in 2020, his coping strategies, the importance of self-understanding, and his new podcast, "ADHD Wise Squirrels." He also delves into marketing strategies and time management techniques that have helped him succeed as an entrepreneur with ADHD.   "Your best marketing is you at the end of the day,” he says. “And if you're somebody that's cool and honest and smart and can help people, then I think that's the best foot forward with your own marketing."   On this episode of Be a Marketer, Dave and host Dave Charest, Director of Small Business Success at Constant Contact, discuss valuable insights into entrepreneurship, self-awareness, and marketing strategies.    👉 Want a winning framework to improve retention, communication, and culture at your company? Get a free copy of Dave’s The Nice Method ebook using code “BAM24”.    Meet Today’s Guest: Dave Delaney of Futureforth ☕ What he does: Dave Delaney is a keynote speaker, author, and he also offers workshops and communication consulting through his business, Futureforth. Dave also hosts a podcast called ADHD Wise Squirrels, where he and his guests discuss and explore the coping mechanisms of late-diagnosed adults.   💡 Key quote: "I've learned just to give myself more grace and understand that there are limits to some of this stuff."    👋 Where to find him: Website | LinkedIn   👋 Where to find ADHD Wise Squirrels: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube   If you love this show, please leave a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/bam and follow the simple instructions. Are you a Constant Contact customer with a burning marketing question? Go here for a chance to have your question featured in an upcoming episode.  ... View more

   Every Tuesday we'll share tips, tricks, and insights on using Constant Contact and online marketing   I was inspired by this post by Community user @ArnieS20 asking some content-related questions regarding SMS text messaging. I thought it would be good to expand on it and reiterate here about what a typical SMS text message would look like.   Of course, it’s always important to learn or refresh on what the guidelines are for using SMS marketing.   How long is an SMS message?   While technically an SMS message caps at 1950 characters, they are sent as individual 160-character messages and SMS users are billed based on each individual message, so the shorter the better!   Can I include a URL in my message?   Yes, you can but it counts towards your character limit. That said, links are automatically shortened to save space.   Can I include an image or video with my message?   You cannot include images and video in SMS messages at this time. You CAN include an emoji, but it will shorten the message length to a 70-character limit!   Check out some examples of SMS marketing messages broken out by industry!   Can I reply to messages we receive back?   No, you cannot. SMS marketing is designed to be one-directional. Recipients might be prompted with basic codes (e.g. YES or NO) and will receive responses based on what you provide when setting up the SMS message, but it’s automated.   Anything else I should know?   Yes! I recommend reviewing our SMS best practices guide so you can stay compliant and set up your content for success! Plus, here’s a video guide!     ... View more